Supreme Court Tells Trump: Not Your Tariff, Not Your Rules
KEY POINTS
- •The Supreme Court ruled 6-3 on Friday that Trump overstepped legal authority with his global tariffs under the International Emergency Economic Powers Act.
- •Several House Republicans welcomed the ruling, claiming it shielded them from political fallout during midterms and avoided public discord with Trump.
- •Trump responded by imposing a new 10% tariff under Section 122 of the Trade Act of 1974, while some GOP members, like Rep. Riley Moore, pushed to codify old tariffs legislatively.
In a Friday mic-drop, the Supreme Court dropped a 6-3 hammer on Trump's attempt to play Monopoly with global tariffs, declaring his 10% "Liberation Day" tariff and companion reciprocal duties illegal under the International Emergency Economic Powers Act. Senior House Republicans, who had been pretending to care about these tariffs until results failed to show, now celebrate the 'messy breakup' avoidance from a court ruling that saved them from choosing between loving Trump and loving re-election. Meanwhile, Trump flexes his Section 122 muscles with a new 10% tariff cameo, plus Rep. Riley Moore of West Virginia tries to give Trump even more trade toys, leaving GOP leaders caught like teenagers holding proof of a wild party they can't admit to.
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Trump’s trade tantrums get vetoed by the Supreme Court, sparing GOP from an awkward midterm hissy fit while he searches for new Ping-Pong tariffs to shove under the rug.
Tariff King Trump loses his crown as the Supreme Court smacks down his 10% global grudge tax. Congress quietly high-fives while avoiding eye contact.
Republicans are so 'patient' with Trump's tariffs, you'd think they were waiting for a piñata at a firing squad. Supreme Court finally threw the bat away.
Source: Axios | Published: 2/20/2026 | Author: Andrew Solender
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